Public Health and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2019

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Public Health and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2019.

2Regulation amended

This part amends the Hospital and Health Boards Regulation 2012.

3Amendment of sch 3 (Agreements)

Schedule 3, part 2—
insert—

15The agreement dated 5 July 2018 called ‘Agreement pursuant to section 151(1)(b) of the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 (Qld) between The State of Queensland through the Chief Executive of Queensland Health and National Injury Insurance Agency Queensland’.

4Regulation amended

This part amends the Public Health Regulation 2018.

5Insertion of new s 27A

After section 27—
insert—

27AParticular place used in unlawfully producing dangerous drug—Act, ss 11 and 18

(1)For section 11(1)(b)(xi) of the Act, a place is prescribed if—

(a)a dangerous drug has or may have been unlawfully produced at the place or a part of the place; or

(b)a police officer has seized, under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, from the place, or a part of the place, a chemical or equipment that has or may have been used to unlawfully produce a dangerous drug.

Example—

a house from which a chemical or equipment commonly used to produce methylamphetamine is seized by a police officer

(2)For section 18 of the Act, the Act is to be administered and enforced for the public health risk mentioned in subsection (1) by local governments only.

(3)In this section—

dangerous drug see the Drugs Misuse Act 1986, section 4.

produce means prepare, manufacture, cultivate, package or produce.

unlawfully means without authorisation, justification or excuse by law.